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Homework: Nursing
I. Discussion of the Differences between Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Provide a discussion/explanation to the 7 following essay questions with references included in your answer and with strict APA format:
A. How does a research problem/question guide the determination to conduct a quantitative versus a qualitative research study?
B. Discuss the value of using a conceptual framework or theory (grand or mid-range) to guide a quantitative research study.
C. Address the debate of the appropriateness of using of a conceptual framework or theory to guide a qualitative research study.
D. What specific types of research designs are used in quantitative research?
E. What specific types of designs are used in qualitative research?
F. What are differences in determining sample size between quantitative and qualitative research studies?
G. Discuss the difference in methods of data analysis for quantitative research versus qualitative research studies.
H. Discuss methods of insuring scientific rigor of quantitative research studies.
I. Discuss the methods for insuring scientific rigor of qualitative research studies.
J. Discuss the difference in generalizability based on quantitative or qualitative research.
II. Research Critique either one Quantitative or one Qualitative Research Study from the research studies related to your group's Evidence-based Project.
Directions for the research critique:
For this homework, please retrieve and review one (1) published research articles (Either one quantitative or one qualitative study) related to the Evidence-Based Research Clinical Question of Interest. Use one of our Library Databases such as CINAHL or Medline
Use a research article published within the last 7 years. Do not use textbooks, opinion articles, commentaries, case studies, or literature review articles.
Use the specific critique guidelines presented in Polit and Beck (2016) for quantitative or qualitative studies found on pages 102-109.
A. Provide the headers and the questions identified in Polit and Beck so that it is easy to follow in your paper.
B. Answer each critique question, section by section.
C. Provide specific information from the article itself as you discuss and critique these studies so that I can understand the details from the study.
D. Do not just answer "Yes" or "No" to the question but make critical comments about the research components of each study.
E. In each section of the critique, you are to identify the strengths and weaknesses, presenting your own rationale (positive and negative critique comments) about the value of this research.